Galiano showing location of Bodega Ridge Park

Bodega Ridge Provincial Park is a

provincial park Ischigualasto Provincial Park A provincial park (or territorial park) is a park administered by one of the provinces of a country, as opposed to a national park. They are similar to state parks in other countries. They are typically open to t ...

in British Columbia, Canada. It is on

Galiano Island Galiano Island ( Hul'qumi'num: ''Swiikw'') is one of the Southern Gulf Islands located between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Located on the west side of the Strait of Georgia, the island is bordered by Mayn ...

, which lies between Vancouver and Vancouver Island, and comprises . The park's high cliffs are home to bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and

turkey vulture The turkey vulture (''Cathartes aura'') is the most widespread of the New World vultures. One of three species in the genus '' Cathartes'' of the family Cathartidae, the turkey vulture ranges from southern Canada to the southernmost tip of Sout ...

s. The park was preserved as a result of a long fund-raising campaign from 1991 to 1995, which eventually gained the support of the Nature Conservancy of Canada. In recent years it has received donations from adjacent landowners, and has nearly doubled in size. File:Strolling above a precipice on Bodega Ridge.jpg File:ViewFromRidge 1200W.jpg File:The Finest Hiking (7743626204).jpg File:Bodega Ridge Map - Galiano Island, BC, Canada.png, A map of Bodega Ridge Provincial Park, as enlarged by recent donations

External links

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– Souvenir of the preservation campaign, 1993.Another preservation campaign PSA
with Margaret Atwood &

Graeme Gibson Thomas Graeme Cameron Gibson (9 August 1934 – 18 September 2019) was a Canadian novelist.Official website
Provincial parks of British Columbia Galiano Island 2001 establishments in British Columbia {{BritishColumbia-park-stub